Posts by Celtic

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Newcomer - Old hand retiring from JW's

by Celtic in

hello to onen hag oll (one and all).. my name is mark from the westcountry of the british isles, kernow (cornwall) to be precise, very, very rugged and magical celtic country full of myth, legends and ancient magic.. i was brought up within the borgy bogie balderdash, 3rd generation, father, wt overseer and local and regional assembly, convention organiser.

my parents are still both in as well as my older sister and her family.

i was disfellowshipped in april 1995 for anger and swearing.. the journey since has been a tour of magic and mystery, in search of healing and self-belief and empowerment enabling.. i work in community regeneration issues, especially social exclusion and am a full member of independent uk government 'think tank' the community action network (can) www.can-online.org.uk.

Celtic

Oh ai, its good to be cheerful. You know I've noticed that the more positive I am sometimes the more the other side wants to bring us down to their level, i.e. 'you can't be happy, its against all the rules, you have to be sad and miserable like us and if you won't comply, then we'll just have to make you sad sods like us'.

Balmypotinessinessimism I call it. BTW, thats a most mischievious twinkle in your eye.

To all things positive and happy farting etc

Bottoms up

Sunshine, peace, drums, music, creative art, gardens and everything else that makes life good.

Onen hag oll mebyon Kernow

Celtic

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A holiday for you with ex-jw's

by Celtic in

jw
friends

if any ex-witnesses are interested in a long weekend holiday / vacation to cornwall, uk, i am organising for august just such a break designed with you in mind.. it is intended that this will give quite a few of us a time to relax and meet others who have been through a similar situation.. camping is obviously the cheapest option and usually the most fun.

activities included will be many and varied including surfing, rugged clifftop walks, quaint pubs and watering holes, dopey smokes, sailing, stunning, amazing scenery you name it, its your holiday, i can organise it.. reaching out not just to the uk but also to our international friends, we can maybe extend towards one week.. if any of you are interested please post a reply to see what the response is like.

disabilities can be catered for, no problem.. more details will be posted shortly.

Celtic

Do you my dear balmpot really, no REALLY have to reply to every post I come up with? I should just pay for your ticket and spank your botty when I see you, you complete pain in the arse.

Swing your authority swagger and encourage your friends to post, at least then, you'll be doing me a favour.

peace & more sunshine, drumming & mid summer moonlit celebrations

Celtic

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A holiday for you with ex-jw's

by Celtic in

jw
friends

if any ex-witnesses are interested in a long weekend holiday / vacation to cornwall, uk, i am organising for august just such a break designed with you in mind.. it is intended that this will give quite a few of us a time to relax and meet others who have been through a similar situation.. camping is obviously the cheapest option and usually the most fun.

activities included will be many and varied including surfing, rugged clifftop walks, quaint pubs and watering holes, dopey smokes, sailing, stunning, amazing scenery you name it, its your holiday, i can organise it.. reaching out not just to the uk but also to our international friends, we can maybe extend towards one week.. if any of you are interested please post a reply to see what the response is like.

disabilities can be catered for, no problem.. more details will be posted shortly.

Celtic

If any ex-witnesses are interested in a long weekend holiday / vacation to Cornwall, UK, I am organising for August just such a break designed with you in mind.

It is intended that this will give quite a few of us a time to relax and meet others who have been through a similar situation.

Camping is obviously the cheapest option and usually the most fun. Activities included will be many and varied including surfing, rugged clifftop walks, quaint pubs and watering holes, dopey smokes, sailing, stunning, amazing scenery you name it, its your holiday, I can organise it.

Reaching out not just to the UK but also to our international friends, we can maybe extend towards one week.

If any of you are interested please post a reply to see what the response is like. Disabilities can be catered for, no problem.

More details will be posted shortly. Cost to be kept to a minimum.

peace

Celtic

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Of creative art, music & garden design in h...

by Celtic in

i was born on the banks of a very beautiful part of the world, the helford river in sw cornwall, uk.

you may have heard of this enchanted, wild garden - trebah, the magical garden of dreams - www.trebah-garden.co.uk.

it just so happens whether by coincidence, synchronicity i know not, but this garden is renowned as one of the top 100 paradise gardens in the world.

Celtic

Thanks for replying. I just want to do my best, which I am expecting of myself, a lot to give and share.

If your'e coming to the Helford River I'll be your guide for the day, you can come out on my old battered and tatty delapidated 7.5 ft dinghy and go up to the top of Frenchman's Creek. Tonight I was paddling around on the other side from this creek up Port Navas Creek. Sunset beautiful, greens and earthy colours catching the light, branches tipping toes in water, stars coming out, just floating there in complete stillness, phospherecense trickling off the oar strokes.

The scenery hasn't really changed a great deal since those days, sometimes it feels like your'e in the middle of an amazonian rainforest, very very magical in every sense of the word and feeling.

Read up about it and if you need more imfo, most happy to oblige. Heligan btw (sp?) ?? (good garden, definately include plus The Eden Project nearby, same people recreated the garden)

Keep your chin up lass, hubby too and goo too.

Celtic

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On sex, lesbians and gay's - question

by Celtic in

the first time you went to bed or had same gender sex with your partner after leaving the jw experience, how did you feel?

and what led to this event, could you put it into words?.

sunshine and peace.

Celtic

See above my dear

Bottoms up, jolly ho!!

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Of creative art, music & garden design in h...

by Celtic in

i was born on the banks of a very beautiful part of the world, the helford river in sw cornwall, uk.

you may have heard of this enchanted, wild garden - trebah, the magical garden of dreams - www.trebah-garden.co.uk.

it just so happens whether by coincidence, synchronicity i know not, but this garden is renowned as one of the top 100 paradise gardens in the world.

Celtic

No goo,

thanks for your kind comments though, I certainly did not come through the experience unscathed. I just dealt with the issues and like anyone else who has been through the experience, I would not have wished the nightmare on my worst enemy.

This attitude I have found from ex witnesses. It is as though some of them are saying, we are not willing to associate with you cos you must have problems, you MUST feel down, you MUST feel bloody awful, your'e not allowed to feel well and happy, come, be miserable with us.

I believe its a load of nonsense. If you really want to recover, you will do so. I wanted to recover and put a plan into action to achieve that end but its taken many years of unending heartache, late nights with government people, psychologists etc to assist me in getting overthe many and difficult complexes.

Unscathed my ass - not. Just willing to put the effort into life to get back out of it what I expect from life in the first place.

peace

Celtic

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On sex, lesbians and gay's - question

by Celtic in

the first time you went to bed or had same gender sex with your partner after leaving the jw experience, how did you feel?

and what led to this event, could you put it into words?.

sunshine and peace.

Celtic

It wasn't exactly a dating question though, just shows how people get the wrong end of the widgit once more, I was just asking a sociological question of a group of people within one community which to my imagination and reasoning therefore should and was correctly placed within the 'main' section and certainly not any 'dating' section.

peace

Celtic

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On sex, lesbians and gay's - question

by Celtic in

the first time you went to bed or had same gender sex with your partner after leaving the jw experience, how did you feel?

and what led to this event, could you put it into words?.

sunshine and peace.

Celtic

Please - give a newcomer a chance to find their way around the board at least. Not all computer whizzkids you know.

On reflection this evening I thought that this was not really a fair question to ask of others due to sensitivities from past experiences with elders, for which to those, my apologies.

peace

Celtic

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Re:Did /Do Elders enjoy power/control

by ladonna in

jw
friends

when i think back to being in the wtbts i can vividly remember the elders and their weilding of power.. as an adult, and in hindsight, i can now look back in total distaste and disgust at the power and control these men exercised over our lives with 'apparent' enjoyment.. i would like any former or current elders to explain the actual feelings you had when exercising this control.. was it exhilirating?

or was it painful?.

i would also like responses from non elders as to how you actually felt on the other end of this control situation.. la donna ana

Celtic

Weyyy Heyyy!! Hello matey!! Thought I recognised your name. My apologies for not e-mailing you for ages, life got sooo busy.

OK for us to give each other friendly kicks up the backside again?

All the very bestest from sunny Celtic Cornwall UK!!

Huge hugs

Sunshine and peace

mark
The Helford River is shimmering away still!!

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On sex, lesbians and gay's - question

by Celtic in

the first time you went to bed or had same gender sex with your partner after leaving the jw experience, how did you feel?

and what led to this event, could you put it into words?.

sunshine and peace.

Celtic

The first time you went to bed or had same gender sex with your partner after leaving the JW experience, how did you feel? And what led to this event, could you put it into words?

Sunshine and peace

Celtic